
17/08/2023
Erik Kusch
STADIS Tangled Bank Seminar – Ecological Networks & Macroecological Research
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Implications & Development Needs
Updating Macroecological Rersearch Practices.
Using Ecological Networks as Forecast Tools.
Inferring Biological Interactions from Proxies.
Macroecologically must shift from static data products to data streams like
KrigR to address the research questions of the Anthropocene.
I continue to develop of KrigR:
- Widened support of data sets
- Shiny App deployment for easier access
Adopting ecological networks as forecasting tools while accounting for
network resilience mechanisms will enhance biodiversity projections.
NetworkExtinction shortcomings:
- Purely reductionist (no invasion events)
- Rewiring is assumed to be realised fully
and instantly
Inferring Biological Interactions from Proxies.
Avenues forward:
- Network inference method development
- Open Science standards for reporting &
integrating ecological interactions
Ecological network inference approaches ought to be be validated using
synthetic data before application to empiric research questions.